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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Red Cloud's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Red Cloud and Dull Knife do what with James Sawyers?
(a) Kill and mutilate him
(b) Sign a temporary treaty
(c) Run him out of their territory
(d) Make him an honorary member of their tribe

2. What was located between the Pecos mountains and the Rio Grande?
(a) Washita
(b) The Little Big Horn
(c) Wounded Knee
(d) Bosque Redondo

3. Who went to visit Abraham Lincoln in Washington?
(a) Red Cloud
(b) Little Crow
(c) Sitting Bull
(d) Crazy Horse

4. How long does Red Cloud's war last?
(a) About 10 years
(b) About 6 months
(c) About 2 years
(d) About 1 month

5. Who turns their backs on John Bent?
(a) The Cheyenne nation
(b) His own sons
(c) His Indian wife
(d) The US soldiers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Fort where the Santee Sioux are kept until they are finally put on a reservation?

2. One of the Sioux's most famous warriors during the Powder River encounters goes by what name?

3. What US general declared war on the Navajo and Apache?

4. In 1865 the US government sends what group to the Missouri river basin?

5. What event brought in an unexpected influx of white men to Colorado in 1858?

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